Written Question·Home Office·UIN 17735

Delivery Services: Alcoholic Drinks

Tabled: 10 July 2026

Answered: 20 July 2026

Question

Neil Coyle

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department will be taking to protect vulnerable people from rapid alcohol deliveries, and if she can provide a timeline for these steps.

Answer

Sarah Jones

The Licensing Act 2003 provides the legal framework for the sale and supply of alcohol in England and Wales. It is already an offence under the Act to knowingly sell or attempt to sell alcohol to a person who is drunk or underage.Consumer alcohol purchasi...

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